Learn more about 指桑罵槐
| Pinyin | English Definition for Chinese Text |
|---|---|
| lit. to point at the mulberry tree and curse the locust tree/fig. to scold sb indirectly/to make oblique accusations (idiom) |
| Traditional Chinese | Pinyin | English Definition for Chinese Text |
|---|---|---|
|
指
|
finger / to point at or to / to indicate or refer to / to depend on / to count on / (of hair) to stand on end | |
|
桑
|
mulberry tree / surname sang | |
|
罵
|
to scold / to abuse / to curse | |
|
槐
|
Chinese scholar tree (Sophora japonica) / Japanese pagoda tree |
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